Nandi Howard
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Get Your ESSENCE Hollywood House Tickets The Easy Way With OnePass
ESSENCE is making it easier than ever to access our must-attend events with OnePass, our new all-in-one ticketing solution. Skip the long registration hassles and...
Exclusive: Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins Talks Healing, Overcoming Trauma And How He Found His Purpose In Sharing His Journey
Jeezy sits with Essence Ventures Chief Content Officer God-is Rivera to discuss his journey of self-discovery, his thoughts on how we can create more safe...
Keke Palmer And Sergio Hudson Are The Perfect Fit
The first Monday in May is considered the Super Bowl of high fashion—the zeitgeist moment when designers, models, actors and recording artists, all wearing jaw–dropping...
Oprah Winfrey Joins ‘Time Of Essence,’ Reflects On Brand’s Legacy
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has unveiled the official trailer for its highly anticipated original documentary series, Time of Essence. Set to premiere on Friday,...
Kai Bowe, Sarah Sidner And Caroline Wanga Chat ‘Time Of ESSENCE’
On the third floor of Alabama’s Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center, a buzzing mass of Black journalists filed into a packed room for a conversation about Time...
Chief To Chief: Love, Loss, And Legacy
When Thasunda Brown Duckett was named president and CEO of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) in 2021, she joined the rarefied...
Black Love-Powered Cover Of Tia Williams’ New Book
Tia Williams is having a moment. The author’s 2016 book The Perfect Find just debuted on Netflix with Gabrielle Union in the lead role and...
She’s Still Miss Thang
Few recording artists can boast consistent relevance and influence over 30 years. Even fewer achieve it before hitting age 42. But Monica is a rare...
Missy’s Midas Touch
“I want to do everything that I say in the song.” That was Missy Elliott’s response when director Hype Williams asked for her ideas about...
BeautyCon Officially Returns Under ESSENCE Ventures
Before TikTok and Instagram became large hubs for the beauty community, there was BeautyCon. The annual convention is for beauty lovers, masters, and beginners to get...